"Liouville number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Liouville numbers [plural]
Etymology: Named after Joseph Liouville (1809–1882), a French mathematician. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Liouville number (plural Liouville numbers)
  1. (number theory) An irrational number x with the property that, for every positive integer n, there exist integers p and q with q > 1 and such that 0<|x-p/q|<1/(qⁿ). Wikipedia link: Joseph Liouville, Liouville number Categories (topical): Number theory Hypernyms: transcendental number Related terms: Liouville-Arnold theorem, Liouville's equation, Liouville's formula, Liouville's theorem

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